My fiancé wrote in the auto, 'When you keep God in the first place, he will take you places you never imagined.' And, I never imagined to be here at the 600 Victory Lane. Truex made up most of a deficit of about 10 seconds, but it used up his Toyota to an extent he couldn't get to Dillon to take back the lead. Sunday was no different.

Valverde signed a two-year contract with Barcelona with an option of a further one-year extension. Speaking on behalf of Luis Enrique's successor, Josep Maria Bartomeu said, " Valverde has the ability, the judgement, the knowledge and the experience ".

Senate intelligence committee Chairman Richard Burr, who is leading the committee's investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 election, said in his opening remarks that Americans deserve to hear from both Comey and Trump as the probe proceeds.

While Hasan was the most impressive of Pakistan's bowlers, IMAD (2-20 from eight overs), Junaid Khan (2-53 from nine overs), and Hafeez (1-51 from 10 overs) were also among the wickets. The tournament continues tomorrow when India and Sri Lanka clash in Group B at The Oval in London. Morkel had Hafeez caught in the deep for a third wicket but by then Pakistan had accelerated the run rate and gone ahead of South Africa on the Duckworth/Lewis method.

To me it's a miracle that it's even a possibility. "So, I mean, it's easy to draw back on previous year because it was a tough series for us. That's the important lesson, not any historical benchmarks or anything like that". Cleveland had collapsed in the third quarter of the first two games, letting the Warriors run away and hide. And Klay Thompson broke out of a long shooting slump with 22 points, and still delivered another stellar defensive performance.

We've been here the last two years and got hammered twice in Game 3 so we now what we are up against". "That's the important lesson, not any historical benchmarks". They're nearly impossible to guard, but they're making life hard for the Cavaliers on the other end with their defensive pressure. The Cleveland Cavaliers were so much better than in the previous two games.

And they will have the chance to do so because of Durant, the man who has turned an already great team into arguably the greatest in National Basketball Association history - one that feels like the living embodiment of a video game cheat code.

Now the series shifts to Cleveland. They do now and are playing much better basketball than this time a year ago. "Both those guys were fantastic, 38 and 39". "But it's definitely great to see him over there and have him talking in the timeouts and out there leading us". Maybe lowering the salary cap would help to limit how many all-stars a team can pay at one time, but the players can always accept less money to play with each other if they really want to.

Even Djokovic found it hard to fathom how far he's fallen, only a year removed from leaving Roland Garros as a player nonpareil, the first man in almost a half-century to win four consecutive Grand Slam titles. Halep, who was runner-up at Roland Garros in 2014, will next face second-seeded Karolina Pliskova. Second seed Karolina Pliskova advanced to round four with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Germany's Carina Witthoeft.

The 30-year-old Serb, who has prevailed in some of the sport's epic battles on the way to 12 major titles, was barely recognisable as he capitulated in a 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 6-0 defeat by Austria's Thiem in the quarter-finals. "This final set, of course, that's all me", Djokovic said. "I don't remember seeing a time in the last 6 to 8 years when Novak mailed it in", 7-time major victor McEnroe told the BBC .

He explained that footballers do their hardest to achieve the best every year for their teams, adding that he does not think that "what is said outside of that is very important". Rather than representing bitter enemies, Messi and Ronaldo drive each other to higher peaks. Messi: "Whenever a new season starts it [has] to be better than the last".

Which they did. They absolutely did. The final: Warriors 118, Cleveland 113, and everything important happened in that last 6:30. Combine that with last year's 73-win season, and a second title in three years - which could have easily been three consecutive championships - and foundation of the case has been made.

James and Irving were relentless in the second half and it appeared they had done enough to get Cleveland over the top and perhaps back in the series. Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue decided not to change his starting lineup for Game 3, sticking with the slumping Smith at shooting guard. It was a thrilling game, but it didn't end the way any of them had expected.

James received criticism from some factions of the media for the play. "Draymond (Green) would switch on me with five fouls". I didn't have 101, but you get the gist of it. It doesn't matter to me". The Cavaliers held a six-point lead with 3:08 remaining after JR Smith hit a three-pointer, which would turn out to be their final points of the game.

Kane was excellent for Tottenham this season as he scored 29 goals in 30 Premier League appearances, finishing as the highest scorer in the division. "It is a fantastic thing but in this team - and in this day and age - there should be more than just one leader". He knows that he is a long way from surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the world's stand-out player, but says success with Spurs and England can set him on their tails.

In the second period, Williams' 14 points powered Cleveland , which took its biggest lead of the half at 59-36 with seven minutes left. LeBron turned things around after a foul-ridden first half in Game 4, scoring 15 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter.

Halep denied the Czech the No. 1 ranking. But Bartoli took place in a couple of title matches there that came close: In 2007, she was seeded 18th when she lost to Venus Williams, who was 23rd, making the lowest pair of women's finalists in tournament history.

If you're in bed for two or three weeks, you lose your conditioning. Lendl added: "I just feel that we could have used another week, because then you can put more work in, you can work on more patterns and so on, because when you come from the off-season you just need to hit a lot of balls".

The Blues are favourites having qualified for next season's Champions League and the player considers them an "incredible club". But Chelsea are likely to face competition for the 2016 PFA Player of the Year from Arsenal . The Algeria worldwide is very similar to Hazard in terms of style of play, and he could make a real difference in place of and as competition for the Belgian and Pedro on the opposite flank next season.

Hansen has banked on Coles being fit although the 30-year-old hooker with 49 Tests to his name has been sidelined for nearly three months with concussion symptoms. Elsewhere, blockbusting second-five Ngani Laumape has pushed his way into Test selection after a prolific campaign with the Hurricanes, scoring 14 tries to lead the charts alongside club teammate Vince Aso.

Jelena Ostapenko shakes hands with Caroline Wozniacki after their quaterfinal match Tuesday. The world number 47 recovered from losing the first five games of a rain-ravaged match to outclass 11th seed Wozniacki 4-6 6-2 6-2 on Court Suzanne Lenglen.

But this time, he says, it wasn't him. JR Smith is not impressed by the Stephen Curry , the Golden State Warriors , or their lead. This makes it all but certain they'll win the final game they need to clinch the best-of-seven series. "I did not tweet that", Smith said. He later told Cleveland.com, "I got out of the shower and my phone was buzzing". "But I didn't tweet that", Smith repeated after his 16-point performance in Game 3.

The Brewers tried to rally again in the 10th, but Eric Thames ended the game by grounding into a double play against Derek Law with runners on the corners and one out. The Giants' eighth round draft choice in 2014, Slater helped his cause to keep his roster spot with a 1-for-2 performance that included a hit by pitch and a walk.

Czech second seed Plíšková would have become world number one next week had she won the second semi-final. "I'm going to drink some beer, finally". Pliskova improved as the match progressed and saved two set points in the ninth game to hold her serve.

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has defended Victor Moses after he was sent off for diving in Saturday's FA Cup final against Arsenal , suggesting he went to ground because he was exhausted. "That's why I say it's not about popularity, it's about competence and I have not got that responsibility". Murphy claimed that Ozil is not as good as either his teammate Alexis Sanchez or Chelsea star Eden Hazard.

The upcoming film, slated to be release in 2019, is pegged as a holiday family musical and will find Margie (McCarthy) setting off on an adventure to find her beloved husband, Santa Claus, after he goes missing while delivering presents on Christmas Eve.